INTRODUCTIONS

“True beauty is born through our actions and aspirations and in the kindness we offer to others.” - Alek Wek

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FixingUSHealthcare.Com
Wednesday, October 23, 2024

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Dear Mr. President, Honorable Members of Congress and Distinguished Staff,

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            Hello.

            Thank you for being positioned to have the expertise, the courage and the power to potentially do so well for so many.  With this privilege comes responsibility.  Please endeavor to step up daily and realize your exceptional potentials.

            This is the first of what is intended to be many blog submissions for your consideration.  Each will be designed to encourage and assist you to advance the health care of the citizens of these fine United States.  I anticipate that your staffs and you will respectfully pay them heed.  Thank you.  Each will be shared on our website: www.fixingushealthcare.com   

            Who am I?  After all is said and done, I am a blue-collar kid from Schenectady who has devoted his professional and personal energies to enhance the health of those entrusted to me.  Serving in various academic, administrative, clinical and scientific capacities, I have, imperfectly of course, done my best.  But I could have done so much better if these fine United States had a health system that provides compassionate, safe, timely efficient, effective, equitable (just), patient-centered care (C-STEEEP) — my goal from my first day in medical school.  Realizing such a system is now my mission.

            What may you anticipate — i.e., what are my aspirations?  By design:

• Letters to you from yours truly;

• Letters to you from my learned co-collaborators Stephen F Hightower MD FACP and Dans S Kellis MD PhD MBA FACP;

• Letters to you from interested, welcomed contributors (including yourselves);

• Celebration of successes;

• Lament for failures;

• Proffered solutions;

• An iterative learning/teaching/learning cycle;

• Responses from you; and unfailingly

• A practiced decent, kind, respectful, professional tone.

          Thank you for considering.  Please anticipate that there will be (much) more to come.  My readers and I look forward to your shared perspectives (your realities).  Benefiting greatly.  we will be most pleased to hear from you. (305 words)

 

Sincerely,
T Michael White MD

Dr. White will be pleased to hear from you.

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